So, I fucked up.
I work from home and we are usually all together on Zoom with our mics and cameras on. Sometimes I’ll mute myself or I’ll mute them, but sometimes I forget whether I’m muted or not. I’m usually on the phone all day, and so I occasionally take a personal call which is fine because the job is more commission based .
Well I’ve been looking to transfer to a different job, and I’ve been applying to jobs at work and taking phone interviews on mute. So when a phone call came in from a manager wanting to talk to me, I jumped to answer it. And I did not mute my mic. Y’all, not only did I talk about a new job in front of all my coworkers and supervisors, I LIED on the call about how much experience I had at my current job, and said I was more successful than I actually am, and was one of the best in sales. I haven’t sold anything all week.
TLDR; I took a phone interview in front of my current coworkers/supervisors, and lied about my expertise.
TIFU: Taking an phone interview for another job in front of my coworkers
r/tifu
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Maybe your current employer will like your positive attitude and entice you to stay. Maybe tomorrow you’ll find yourself locked out of your work account. Who’s taking bets?
I’m a 1099 worker, so the chance of me being fired is very slim, never say never though!